gig mill — noun Etymology: gig (I) 1. : gig 1b 2. : a textile mill using gigs * * * gig1 (def. 4). [1545 55] … Useful english dictionary
gig mill — gig1 (def. 4). [1545 55] * * * … Universalium
gig-mill — noun /ˈɡɪɡmɪl/ A machine used to bring up a nap on certain types of cloth, or a building housing such machines … Wiktionary
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gig — gig1 [gig] n. [ME gigge, whirligig, prob. < Scand, as in Dan gig, whirling object, top, Norw dial. giga, to shake, totter < IE * gheigh < base * ghei , to gape > GAPE, GIGGLE] 1. a light, two wheeled, open carriage drawn by one horse… … English World dictionary
Gig — Gig, n. [Cf. Icel. g[imac]gja fiddle, MHG. g[imac]ge, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. [1913 Webster] Thou disputest like an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gig machine — Gig Gig, n. [Cf. Icel. g[imac]gja fiddle, MHG. g[imac]ge, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. [1913 Webster] Thou disputest like an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gig saw — Gig Gig, n. [Cf. Icel. g[imac]gja fiddle, MHG. g[imac]ge, G. geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random, and E. jig.] 1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round in play. [1913 Webster] Thou disputest like an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gig — gig1 /gig/, n., v., gigged, gigging. n. 1. a light, two wheeled one horse carriage. 2. Naut. a. a light boat rowed with four, six, or eight long oars. b. a boat reserved for the use of the captain of a ship. 3. something that whirls. 4. Also… … Universalium
Mill a h-Uile Rud — playing at the KAW in Leverkusen, Germany Background information Origin Seattle, Isle of Skye … Wikipedia
